Growing demand in China for Africa's lion bones
Traditional Chinese medicine, popular throughout Asia, has long prized the supposed medicinal...
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The news media's mixed record in covering China-Africa ties
News organizations from across Africa and around the world are devoting more resources to...
How China's economic slowdown will impact Africa
The tremors in China's faltering economy are being felt across Africa. Now that China has...
China & Africa: are the good times over?
One of the prevailing media narratives of China's recent economic turmoil is the effect that it...
Niger and the politics of Chinese oil deals in Africa
The Chinese-built Soraz oil refinery in southern Niger is now operational again after a 45-day...
China's risky oil strategy in Africa's Sahel region
Chad is one of the poorest, most corrupt and, increasingly, one of the most volatile countries in...
The 2015 China-Africa Roundtable at Wits University
Leading scholars, journalists and activists convened in Johannesburg last week for the annual...
A journalist's guide to covering FOCAC 6
When covering any major international summit it can be challenging to get the "real story" beyond...
Terrorism forces its way onto the China-Africa agenda
Until just a few weeks, security had not been expected to be a major topic at the December Forum...
FOCAC 6: A China-Africa Lovefest
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit concluded in Johannesburg on Saturday amid...
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